Best Cities for Senior Living
Life Alarm Services has been recognized as a provider of quality medical alarm/personal emergency response systems for numerous years. Our well trained staff, customer friendly support, dependable products and concern for the well-being of our subscribers are a few factors that make Life Alarm stand out above the rest.
Life Alarm Services is referred through thousands of public agencies, hospitals, community service organizations, home health care providers, and subscribers throughout the nation. Our monitoring center has monitored thousands of subscribers, and provided them with quality service throughout. That is an accomplishment we are very proud of. After all, each of our subscribers and their families trust in our service due to the responsibility we have.
We provide medical alarm/personal emergency response service throughout the United States and Canada. Our product is a very installer-friendly plug and play system. This simplistic system makes our subscribers comfortable with the operation of their life saving system, Life Alarm. The two-way voice communication system assures quick and efficient response to any in-home emergency. Our systems are ideally designed for the elderly and disabled persons who are home alone and medically at risk.
Best Cities for Senior Living
For seniors to determine the best city to live, they must first decide what is important. There are many things to consider such as health, economics, crime rate, social environment for seniors, transportation, and housing to name a few. Some cities fair better in these categories than others. A study was done to determine the best city that provides optimal living for seniors based on criteria important to them. According to a study done by Banker’s Life and Casualty Company, Portland, Oregon has been appointed the best city for seniors. The study was not done based on retiring seniors but on senior living in general. Also making the top five list is Seattle, Washington; San Francisco, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
City of Roses
Portland, Oregon also known as the "City of Roses" is considered the greenest city in the United States. This city made the top of the list because of its senior health care services, adult day care centers, assisted living facilities, and senior meal services. The city has a convenient transportation. Portland streets are walker and biker friendly. Portland residents also have a longer than average life expectancy and a low incidence of heart disease.
Seattle Washington is also known as "Emerald City" because of its lush evergreen trees in the area. Seattle is chosen by seniors because of the beauty of the natural environment as well as the close knit communities that are available for seniors to live. Seattle has a reputation for low crime in most areas and has access to great restaurants, and walking trails. Seattle is chosen year after year as one of the best cities for senior living.
City by the Bay
San Francisco, California also called "City by the Bay" is known for its great air quality index and is at the top of the list for protecting the health of its environment and its communities. San Francisco has great health care plans for seniors. Its leisure life is ideal for seniors with an abundance of restaurants, golf courses, movie theaters and libraries. It also offers good public transportation for seniors.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin is often called a "A Great Place on a Great Lake". Milwaukee in recent years has become one of the more bicycle and pedestrian friendly cities in the United States. The city has over 65 miles of bicycle lanes and trails, most of which run alongside or near its rivers and Lake Michigan. This makes an ideal setting for seniors to enjoy the great outdoors. Milwaukee has installed more than 700 bike racks throughout the city in order to make it more bicycle and pedestrian friendly. Milwaukee's has great restaurants ranging from German to Italian, Russian, French, Serbian, Polish, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, Indian, to brats, and frozen custard.
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Pittsburgh Pennsylvania is known as "The City of Bridges" and "The Steel City". Pittsburgh ranks at 25th in the nation for jobs within the urban core and Pittsburgh added jobs in 2008 even as the national economy entered a significant jobs recession. The housing market is relatively stable despite a national sub-prime mortgage crisis. It has great amenities such as a good transportation system and great health care access. In 2007, Forbes magazine named Pittsburgh the 10th cleanest city. The city is consistently ranked high in livability surveys. In 2007, Pittsburgh was named "America's Most Livable City" by Places Rated Almanac.
Rounding out the top ten cities is Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Cincinnati, and Chicago. Regardless of which city seniors decide to settle in, making Life-Alarm Services a part of their life-style will offer added security and peace of mind. Life-Alarm Services is available throughout the United States and is very user-friendly. The two-way voice communication system assures quick and efficient response to any in-home emergency and is ideally designed for the elderly and disabled persons who are home alone and/or medically at risk.
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